Juninho realname Fidelis Júnior Santana da Silva (born 14 May 1981 in
Rio de Janeiro
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) is a Brazilian
footballer
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who played as an attacking
midfielder
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.
He also played for
Friburguense and Swiss club
FC Winterthur.
He signed a contract until the end of 2007 on 3 August 2007 for
Floresta.
He was released in December 2007. After not played in
state league A state league is a level of competition in Sport in Australia, Australian sport directly below that of a national league. Most of these competitions are based in a single States and territories of Australia, state or territory, and from this the te ...
, he signed a contract with
Salgueiro of
Brasileiro Série C until end of season.
References
1981 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Friburguense Atlético Clube players
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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